Consultant-Hpb

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs

Basingstoke

On-site

GBP 80,000 - 120,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Basingstoke seeks a Consultant in Hepatobiliary and General Surgery to support a specialist centre for liver surgery. The role involves elective and emergency surgery across three sites, active MDT participation, and teaching responsibilities.

The post requires full GMC registration, FRCS (Gen Surg), and NHS experience, with subspecialty hepatobiliary training and advanced laparoscopic skills highly desirable. On-call commitments form part of the rota.

Qualifications

Full GMC Registration with a license to practise.
FRCS (Gen Surg)
NHS Experience
Entry on the Specialist Register for General surgery or evidence in equivalent
Subspecialty training in Hepatobiliary Surgery
Advanced laparoscopic surgery skills
JAG accreditation for OGD and/or colonoscopy (Desirable)
Higher postgraduate degree (Desirable)
Experience in same day emergency care & ambulatory pathways (Desirable)
Experience in Robotic Surgery (Desirable)

Responsibilities

Provide full general and specialised surgical services including both elective and emergency surgery across three sites as required.
Be an active member of the local MDTs and participate in integrated patient pathways.
Manage own caseload through outpatient clinics, theatre lists and on-call arrangements.
Contribute to teaching and training for undergraduate and postgraduate learners.
Undertake administrative duties associated with patient care and participate in clinical governance and audits.
Attend weekly morbidity and mortality meetings and CPD requirements.

Education

FRCS (Gen Surg)

Full GMC Registration

Entry on the Specialist Register for General surgery or equivalent

Tools

Robotic Surgery Systems

Job description

Job overview

This post is sought to meet current demand and performance expectations in Hepatobiliary and General Surgery at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, though sessions may be required at the Trust’s other sites (Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital). The Hepatobiliary Unit is a specialist centre for liver surgery, performing circa 150 resections per annum, with patients being referred from all over the United Kingdom and abroad. It also provides regional services for severe pancreatitis, complex benign biliary disease and the management of bile duct injuries and liver trauma.

The successful candidate will work in conjunction with five Consultant Hepatobiliary surgeons Miss Fenella Welsh, , Mr Tim John, Mr Ben Cresswell and Mr. Pulkit Sethi to support, compliment and develop the existing services. The job also involves a commitment to the general surgery on-call rota.

The post holder will also work as part of the wider General Surgery team, working closely with Colorectal and Pseudomyxoma teams, to deliver a comprehensive emergency surgery service. They will manage their own caseload of patients through outpatient clinics, theatre lists and on-call arrangements.

Main duties of the job

This post is identified as an important part of the Trust’s strategy to remain a preferred provider for Hepatobiliary Surgery to our local population across a wide range of local hospital and community services, and our wider referring MDTs. The appointment will be expected to continue to contribute to the existing successful track record of the Surgery Division, which has an enviable reputation for high quality patient care and innovation in service delivery.

It is expected that the post holder will provide full general and specialised surgical services including both elective and emergency surgery, based at the North Hampshire Hospital, but working across three sites as required. It is expected that the post holder will be an active member of the local MDTs.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Duties

The job involves a commitment to the general surgery on-call rota and the specialist Hepatobiliary rota. During time on call for general surgery, the consultant will not be expected to undertake elective surgery commitments.

The successful candidate will contribute to the Surgical Department and the Trust as a whole, working as part of a team to shape the future of the service. This includes working flexibly to ensure that the hampshirehospitalscareers.co.uk Hepatobiliary Service commitments of operating lists, inpatient and outpatient care is covered by a consultant at all times. This will include cover for annual and study leave and emergency on call cover. The post is for an initial 12 months locum.

Administrative Duties

The post-holder will be required to undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.

Audit

There is a regular weekly morbidity and mortality meeting at Basingstoke which the post holder will be expected to attend and present at in rotation. The Trust expects CPD requirements to be met.

Outpatients

In addition to the main outpatient clinics at Basingstoke, peripheral clinics run at Andover.

Teaching

The departments take undergraduate students. There is a requirement for the post holder to be involved in teaching and training for undergraduate and postgraduates.

Clinical Governance

The post-holder will participate in clinical governance and audit.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria